Highest so far that week
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
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This page is a historical record of the silver price in 30 July 2008, not the current price.See today's silver price (11 September 2026)
Silver closed at $17.42 per troy ounce on 30 July 2008, up $0.092 (0.53%) from the previous close of $17.33.
This was the strongest close of the week up to that point.
This close sat 15.77% below the highest silver close recorded up to that date, set on 2008-03-05.
Twelve months earlier silver traded around $12.83, making this a +35.75% move year on year.
Figures in this section are shown in USD, independent of the currency selected above.
Silver closed at $17.42 per troy ounce on 30 July 2008. That is $0.09 higher than the previous close of $17.33, a move of 0.53%.
The silver price rose on 30 July 2008, gaining $0.09 (0.53%) against the previous session's close of $17.33.
At $17.42 per troy ounce, one gram of pure silver was worth about $0.56 on 30 July 2008. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 51.8 on 30 July 2008, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 51.8 ounces of silver.
A year before 30 July 2008, silver was around $12.83 per troy ounce. The close of $17.42 therefore represents a rise of 35.7% over twelve months.
It closed 15.77% below the highest close on record up to that date, which was set on 2008-03-05.